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Appeal To Probability: (a.k.a. appeal to possibility) Another formal fallacy; the idea that simply because something is likely to happen, it therefore will happen. Although something is probabilistic-ally the case, does not mean it is a proven fact. However, one can usually act on statistical information with a relative level of …

The Time Stone grants the user the ability to control time itself, slow down, speed up, stop, or create loops. It also allows for control of the aging process, allowing the user to speed it up or reverse it. At the most basic levels, it allows visions of the future …

The Soul Stone, much like the Reality Stone, latches onto its host and merges with their being entirely. It also has the ability to steal someones soul and leave that body lifeless. Unless the user is incredibly adept at wielding Infinity Stones the stone will suck the soul out of anything it touches. The …

Misleading Vividness: (a.k.a. anecdotal fallacy) As promised, the first formal fallacy: Where one uses a personal story as evidence for a claim. As described in the link, formal fallacies are non sequiturs; meaning they hold no logical bearing on the argument at hand. I think of them as simply shouting something totally irrelevant …

The Dweebs cover what was announced this year at E3. Bethesda, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and a few others battle it out to wow us with their new IP’s, Sequels, and Remastered games. Who won E3 this year? The Dweebs talk about the highlights and the duds of the years most popular …

Today we’ll be looking at colorblindness/deficiency: The definition and various types, technology that already exists, and what might exist in the future. Also, this topic is a personal one to me, so there are also some ‘fun facts about the author‘ included near the end. This topic differs from what I …

Unfalsifiability: (a.k.a. untestibility) An informal fallacy; when a statement is asserted that is theoretically or practically impossible to test. An unstable hypothesis is one that science and logic cannot address, and one from which no empiric information can arise. These are often fun for thought-experiments however. And, when treated appropriately, and lead …

Apples yearly Worldwide Developer conference keynote was Monday June 8th. This yearly event showcases Apple’s Software platforms. This is a brief summary of everything Apple released at WWDC 2015. OS X El Capitan Apple started off by briefing us on the upcoming 10.11 update of the Mac operating system being …